Healthy Smoltz may start Thursday for BoSox  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Boston's John Smoltz is healthy enough to make his next scheduled start on Thursday.  —  The Red Sox right-hander just doesn't know if it will be against the Florida Marlins or another rehabilitation assignment …

Yanks crush Santana to take Subway rubber game  —  After five of the most exasperating days of their season, the Yankees finally had enough.  —  The Bombers unloaded their frustrations on Johan Santana and the Mets Sunday afternoon, crushing their crosstown rivals, 15-0 …

Cubs replace hitting coach Perry with Von Joshua  —  The Cubs' offensive woes have cost hitting coach Gerald Perry his job.  —  Perry, who has held the post the last two seasons under manager Lou Piniella as the Cubs won two National League Central titles, was let go Sunday by general manager Jim Hendry.

Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh interested in playing for Miami Heat  —  The Heat's interest in Chris Bosh apparently is mutual.  A friend of the Toronto power forward said Bosh has interest in playing for Miami, which would love to add him via trade this summer or free agency in 2010.

Lee tosses three-hit shutout as Indians blank Cardinals  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cliff Lee threw seven innings of no-hit ball before settling for a three-hitter to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.  —  Lee (4-6) allowed only two first-inning …

Harper ready to give college try  —  16-year-old Las Vegas High baseball prodigy registers at CSN, plans to attain GED to speed draft eligibility  —  Bryce Harper, the baseball phenom from Las Vegas High School, has no future in high school.  An extraordinary player is ready to make an unusual move.

Angels' Jered Weaver wins again at home  —  He completes a sweep of the Padres with a five-hit shutout to improve to 5-0 at Angel Stadium, where he has a 1.01 earned-run average.  —  Jered Weaver should consider making a personal plea for the All-Star Game to be played at Angel Stadium …

Bases-loaded walk gives Texas 7-6 win over Southern Miss  —  OMAHA (AP) — Southern Mississippi reliever Jonathan Johnston walked Brandon Loy on four pitches with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to give Texas a 7-6 win in the College World Series on Sunday night.  —  SCHEDULE: College World Series matchups

Chavez to have back surgery - career in jeopardy?  —  **UPDATED** Eric Chavez is having a microdiscectomy, manager Bob Geren told reporters at AT&T Park.  A month ago, Chavez told me that because he already has had a microdiscectomy for a different herniated disk, another would leave his back too unstable to play baseball.

Wild Willis walks eight in Bucs 6-3 win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dontrelle Willis fought with his control for the third consecutive start by walking eight in 3 2-3 innings, leading to all of Pittsburgh's scoring, and Robinzon Diaz drove in three runs to help the Pirates beat the Tigers 6-3 on Sunday.

Aybar's pinch-hit RBI double lifts Rays over Nats  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pinch hitter Willy Aybar got a lucky bounce, doubling off the third base bag in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a sweep of the lowly Washington Nationals with a 5-4 victory on Sunday.

Sizzling Rockies win 11th straight  —  Nothing — not tornado warning sirens near Coors Field and certainly not the Seattle Mariners — can stop the Rockies these days.  —  They cruised past the Mariners 7-1 for their record-tying 11th consecutive victory Sunday afternoon.

Phils' top Draft pick signs, arrives in city  —  Dugan, son of Hollywood director, focused on baseball  —  PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Dugan joked that he hopes his baseball career isn't as rocky as his first trip to Philadelphia.  —  The Phillies are hopeful, too.

The Trevor Holder Selection  —  Good morning from the Trop.  I'll update everybody on the Manny watch a bit later this morning.  In the meantime, consider this a brief detour; I'd meant to post this yesterday.  I wrote a bit about Trevor Holder, the team's curious third-round pick.